In this short video, I explain how a block of emotion-focused sessions by video lets a feeling stay open long enough to change, and how I plan the breaks between them.
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Back-to-back EFT online psychotherapy helps you do emotion-focused work in a planned block of sessions held close together, instead of one hour a week. Each session is a 1-hour video meeting with 50 minutes of therapy, in English, and we place them on the same day, on consecutive days, across one week or over a weekend, at times that fit your time zone.
I help you go further into a feeling before daily life closes it over again, with rest and integration built into the plan. This is the back-to-back strand of EFT online psychotherapy, part of my online psychotherapy. If something has just happened and you need help within days, acute EFT online psychotherapy is the closer fit.
To plan a block, start with a free 30-minute call or write to me with your dates. You can also book a first session and read the client policy.
Back-to-back EFT online psychotherapy is for English-speaking adults, anywhere in the world, who want to work with their emotions in depth but cannot, or do not want to, spread the work over weekly sessions. You want a planned block by video, with enough time for a feeling to open, be understood and settle.
A planned block is not the right start for everyone. If one of these describes you, the linked page will suit you better.
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These reviews describe clients’ experiences of working with me. They come from my wider practice and do not all relate to online sessions. Each person’s experience is their own, and a review does not promise a particular outcome.
“If I look back over the last 5 months of practice, the people who gained most from back-to-back emotional work were not the ones who wanted the most hours. They were the ones who let me plan the breaks. People arrive asking ‘Can we finally stay with this long enough that I am not left hanging?’, and in the same breath they warn me, ‘Do not push. I will close up if it gets too much.’ Some ask both and add a third: ‘Get right to it, but let me run if I need to.’ My strong view is that depth comes from rhythm, not endurance. A few sessions with a walk and a meal between them reach further than a whole afternoon without a pause.”
Mark Colclough, MA, psychotherapist and EFT couples therapist
I am Mark Colclough, MA. I have practised since 2004 and offer online psychotherapy and couples therapy in English.
My training brings together your emotions, your thoughts and your relationships. My deep passion is the moment when what happens between you finally makes sense, to each of you and to each other. I have lived and worked in nine countries, so I know something of life across languages, cultures and borders.
Read about my background, or explore online psychotherapy and online couples therapy.
I meet regularly with experienced psychotherapists to reflect on my work, question my understanding and develop my skills. Supervision is part of the professional care I bring to individual and couples work, including online sessions.
My focus is thoughtful practice, integrity and responsibility.
You are welcome to ask about the kind of support you need.
Tell me where you are based and your time zone. We can then consider whether online sessions together are suitable.
Rania is 39, a Lebanese-Canadian engineer working on 6-week rotations at a site in Western Australia. Weekly therapy keeps falling apart because of shifts and signal. She has a recurring heaviness she links to her father’s death 4 years ago, which she never had time to grieve, and a sharp temper with her crew that worries her. She has 10 days of leave in Perth next month and wants to use part of it well.
We would plan 2 sessions a day across 3 days, with long breaks for rest and walking. I would begin with the temper, because it is closest to the surface, and in the first session Rania would likely find grief waiting right under it, ready to be felt.
I have presented this clinical example as a compound of 22 years of clinical practice.
You have tried to fit emotional work into a weekly slot, and your life or the feeling itself keeps slipping out of that frame.
You do not need a special reason, or a crisis, to choose a concentrated format. If weekly therapy keeps breaking down, or a feeling never gets the time it needs, that is enough. You do not need a diagnosis or a polished story. In 22 years of practice I have seen how often emotional work stalls simply because the gaps are too long or too irregular.
I will help you decide what the block should focus on, how many hours you can use well and how to space them. These 6 questions may help you see whether a back-to-back format suits you.
If it does, that is a practical reason, and a good one. Rotations, travel, shift work or long stretches without a stable connection mean appointments get missed, and each restart costs time. You end up talking about the gap rather than the feeling.
I would look at the windows you actually have and plan the work around them. Sometimes one block every few months works far better than broken weekly sessions. When you know your dates, book a session with me or write to plan the block.
Both are true for many people. One part of you is tired of skirting around the edge and wants to go all the way in. Another part knows how heavy that feeling is and wants a way out at any moment. A concentrated format can stir both.
I plan the block so that both parts are respected. We go deep in one session and rest in the next, and you always have a say in the pace. The protector is not an obstacle to override. It tells us how far to go today.
If you have had sessions that opened something up and then left you raw for a week, you may hesitate before going deep again. You fear being dropped at the worst moment, without anyone to help you put it back together.
That concern is fair, and it shapes how I plan. In a back-to-back block, the next session is hours or a day away, not a week, so nothing is left hanging for long. I also build a closing session that helps you integrate before the block ends.
You may arrive eager to go deep, feel a strong emotion rise and suddenly want to change the subject, joke or end early. Then later you feel frustrated that you backed off again. It can seem as if you are working against yourself.
In a block, we have time to look closely at that moment of retreat. I help you notice what tips you from wanting depth to needing escape, and we respect it rather than override it. With more time, you can approach the feeling again from a safer angle later the same day.
Some people find that emotional work drains them more than they expect. After a hard conversation you want silence, a walk or time alone. Weekly therapy can feel like ripping off a bandage every Tuesday, then having to function at work an hour later.
My view is that this need for space is real, and a well-planned block uses it. We build the breaks into the day, so you are not rushing back to obligations. That way you can stay with the feeling as long as it is useful, then withdraw on purpose rather than in a panic.
A career change, a move, the end of a relationship or a new phase of life can stir feelings you have not had time to sort out. You may be acting from duty or habit while your emotions point somewhere else, and you are not sure which to trust.
A block gives us time to listen to all of it at once. I help you separate what you feel from what you think you should feel, and to see which values sit underneath. I will challenge you where I see you overriding yourself, but the direction is yours to choose.
If a planned block sounds right, request a call so we can match it to your dates, or book a first session to begin.
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A block gives a feeling time to move, but the change still has to show up in your life once the block is over.
Back-to-back emotion-focused work with me will help you reach a feeling more fully, understand what it is asking for and leave the block with clear changes you can carry into ordinary life. Depth without follow-through fades quickly.
In 22 years of practice I have learned that a concentrated format needs a firm hand on the structure. I plan each session, read how you respond and adjust the next one. I will steer, challenge and pace you rather than simply follow. The 6 questions below show what we aim for.
Related reading: How do I deal with a feeling that feels too big? and Why do I cry so easily, even over nothing?.
In a block, we have time to work past the first layer. I help you separate the core feeling from the reactions around it, such as anger that protects grief or busyness that protects fear, and from the practical problems the feeling has created.
I tell you what I notice and propose which thread to follow in the next session. I will challenge explanations that keep the feeling at a safe distance. When you are ready to plan, book a session with me and we can map the block.
With sessions close together, the same pattern often shows up more than once while it is still fresh. You may notice it rising in the second session after we named it in the first. That earlier recognition is where change begins.
I help you catch these moments live, slow them down and look at what they protect. Then we practise a different response in the following session, while the learning is still warm.
Staying steady in a block does not mean holding back. It means keeping enough presence to feel what comes up and still know where you are. Rest, food, movement and quiet between sessions are part of the method, not a break from it.
I help you notice early when you are getting overloaded, and we adjust the pace. I will also ask you to do small things between sessions, such as a walk or a few lines in a notebook, so the work settles rather than piles up.
A block often brings feelings into focus that you then need to share with someone: a partner, a parent, a colleague. Knowing what you feel is the first step. Finding words that land is the second.
I help you shape those words during the block, so they are honest, clear and proportionate. I will challenge both silence and blame. Often we rehearse the conversation in one session and look back at how it felt in the next.
When a decision is tangled up with strong feelings, a weekly hour may only be enough to stir things up. A block lets you stay with the feelings until you can see which ones carry real information and which repeat an older fear.
I help you weigh your options against your values and what each would cost you. You get my honest view, and I will name avoidance when I see it. The decision stays yours, but you leave with a clearer basis for it.
The real test is the week after. You may need to change how you rest, set a boundary, have a conversation or arrange your days differently. Without a plan, the insight from a block can fade under ordinary pressure.
In the final session we agree on concrete next steps and whether you want follow-up. Some people continue with weekly EFT online psychotherapy, some book another block later, and some need nothing more for now.
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You do not need a full plan or a clear story before we start. We design the block together around what you need and what you can manage.
We begin by agreeing on what the block should focus on and how much concentrated time is right. I will not sell you a standard package before I understand the feeling you want to work with, your schedule and your capacity.
A block is a format within my online psychotherapy, and it can sit inside longer individual work or stand alone. If the work belongs to you and a partner who will join, online couples therapy offers long-term relational development and healing. A therapy bundle is a natural fit for a block, with real savings and the safety of a set plan.
In the first session I ask what brings you, which feeling or theme you want to focus on, what you have already tried and what you want to be different by the end. We also check the plan for the days ahead and adjust it if needed.
By the end of that first hour you will have my first understanding of the work and a sense of where the next sessions will go. If you want to talk before booking, ask for a free 30-minute call.
An individual block fits when the focus is your own emotional life: a grief, a shame, a recurring reaction or a feeling about a big change. We can explore your relationships deeply without anyone else joining.
I bring direction, continuity and honest challenge across the block. If you would rather spread individual work over time, online psychotherapy describes my structured individual work as a whole.
Couples therapy fits better when the relationship itself needs sustained attention: a fight that keeps returning, broken trust, or one of you chasing while the other withdraws. Then both of you need to be part of the work.
In couples work I help you see the cycle between you, own your shares in it and find safer ways to meet. Online couples therapy is long-term relational development and healing, and it can also be planned in a concentrated format.
It depends on the depth of the work, your energy and your diary. Same-day sessions keep momentum when time is short. Consecutive days allow overnight reflection. A week gives room for practice between sessions. A weekend protects the work from weekday demands.
I recommend the format I think will serve you and explain why. Sessions run between 08:00 and 21:00 Copenhagen time, 7 days a week, subject to availability, so most time zones can find a workable window. I will tell you if a plan looks too packed.
Usually, yes. A block is by definition several sessions planned together, so buying them as one bundle matches how the work is set up and spares you deciding hour by hour.
A bundle saves you money on each session and gives the block a firm frame. You can see the options on therapy discounts and bundles and in the cards below.
The block has done its job when the feeling you came with has shifted in a way you can notice, when you understand it better and when you know what you will do differently. It will not be gone, but you will relate to it differently.
I review this openly in the final session and do not suggest more sessions than you need. You may stop, book follow-up or plan another block later. Returning with a new theme is not a sign the first one failed.
Not sure a concentrated block is right for you? Here is how it compares with the nearest alternatives.
| Option | Choose it when | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| Back-to-back EFT online psychotherapy (this page) | You want emotion-focused work in a planned block rather than weekly. | Several sessions within days |
| EFT online psychotherapy | You prefer a steady weekly rhythm over several months. | Weekly 1-hour video sessions |
| Acute EFT online psychotherapy | Something has just happened and your feelings need help within days. | Sessions close together at first |
| Back-to-back online psychotherapy | You want a concentrated block without an emotion-focused frame. | Several sessions within days |
Back-to-back EFT online psychotherapy is emotion-focused individual therapy, by video and in English, held as a planned block of sessions close together rather than once a week. It gives a feeling time to open, be understood and settle, with breaks built in.
I design each block around the work, your capacity and your schedule. It is a format within EFT online psychotherapy.
Choose a block when your schedule makes weekly therapy unworkable, when a feeling keeps getting cut off at the end of the hour, or when you have a window of time you want to use well.
I look at what you want to work on, how much concentrated time you can use and what support you have around you afterwards. If weekly work suits you better, I will say so.
Often it can help a great deal, because it gives the feeling more continuous time than a weekly hour allows. I cannot promise how much will change, and a block is not a shortcut around the work.
In my clinical experience, long-held feelings often shift once they are allowed to be felt fully and listened to. In a block, I focus on reaching that feeling safely and on what you will do with it afterwards.
They should not be, if the block is planned well. More hours are not automatically better, and I build in real breaks for food, rest and walking.
I watch how you respond and slow down, pause or change the plan when that is the responsible thing to do. If you know you tire quickly, we can spread the sessions across more days.
That pull-back is usually a protective part of you making sure you are not overwhelmed. It is not a failure of courage. Many people move toward a feeling, then away from it, before they can stay.
In a block, we have time to notice this rhythm and work with it. I help you see what triggers the retreat and find a pace where you can come back to the feeling without forcing it.
We clarify what you want from the block and check the plan. Then we begin the work itself, usually with a recent moment where the feeling showed up. By the end, you will know where the next sessions are heading.
You do not need to prepare anything. Book a free call to plan the dates, or book your first block session if you already know when.
Most blocks run between 3 and 8 sessions, depending on the focus and your capacity. A clear single theme may need fewer. Something older or more tangled may need more, or a second block later.
In 22 years of practice I have learned that a block planned around your actual capacity works better than a fixed package. I recommend a number, explain why and review it as we go.
Yes. Video makes blocks possible wherever you are, without travel, and you can rest in your own space between sessions. You need a private room, headphones, a reliable connection and somewhere you can walk or rest during breaks.
If you would prefer to come to Copenhagen in person, weekend psychotherapy in Copenhagen is an option. If you are unsure which format fits, we can work it out on a free call.
A block is a number of 1-hour online sessions of individual psychotherapy. The fee per session, in US dollars, is on the prices page, so the total follows from the number of sessions we plan.
Because a block is planned in advance, a therapy bundle usually fits well. It saves you 10 per cent and gives the block a clear structure. The options are on therapy discounts and bundles.
Request a free 30-minute call or write to me with your dates and what you want to focus on. You can also book a first session through the calendar, which shows times in your own time zone.
If something has just happened and you cannot wait for a planned block, acute EFT online psychotherapy may suit you better, as I hold some room for acute cases. Otherwise, send me your dates and we will plan the block.
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I want therapy to help you understand your experience and make choices you can use in everyday life. We pay attention to feelings, needs and the responses that happen before you have time to think.
Our online room should offer enough trust and honesty to explore what is difficult. I bring attention and professional judgement. You bring your experience, questions and the right to say when something does not fit.
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